Drivers slide their way through first snowstorm of the winter

HAGERSTOWN - The director of Washington County's highway department warned drivers to be careful this morning of roads that could have become icy overnight.

Ed Plank said Monday's cold temperatures, on the heels of Sunday's snowfall, could cause roads to ice quickly.

Sunday's snowfall hit western and southern Washington County the hardest, Plank said. It started snowing first near Keedysville and Sharpsburg, he said.

All of his department's 32 trucks were out Sunday afternoon, laying salt and chipped stone throughout the county, he said. By 4 a.m. Monday, trucks were back on the roads working with school officials to identify key areas. Washington County Public Schools operated on a two-hour delay Monday.